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Plan of KASS NOTAM Service Provision & System Architecture Through Analysis of Overseas Case (국외 사례분석을 통한 KASS NOTAM 서비스 제공 및 시스템 구성 방안)

  • Han, Ji-Ae;Lee, EunSung;Kim, Youn-Sil;Kang, Hee Won
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.96-104
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    • 2018
  • NOTAM is an announcement that is distributed to flight attendants with status information related to aviation. ICAO, the International Civilian Aviation Organization, recommends that a NOTAM service be provided for the SBAS service in order to use the SBAS signal-based access procedure. To comply with ICAO recommendation, KASS must provide NOTAM service to all aircraft landing using SBAS signal in order to provide APV-I SoL service. Therefore, it is necessary to develop KASS NOTAM system to provide KASS NOTAM service. In this paper, we analyzed the regulations related to NOTAM in Korea and abroad and analyzed the present state of NOTAM service in Korea. Based on this, we propose a method of providing KASS NOTAM service. We analyzed the NOTAM system of WAAS in the US and EGNOS in Europe and analyzed the main functional requirements of the KASS NOTAM system.

An active back-flow flap for a helicopter rotor blade

  • Opitz, Steffen;Kaufmann, Kurt;Gardner, Anthony
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.69-91
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    • 2014
  • Numerical investigations are presented, which show that a back-flow flap can improve the dynamic stall characteristics of oscillating airfoils. The flap was able to weaken the stall vortex and therefore to reduce the peak in the pitching moment. This paper gives a brief insight into the method of function of a back-flow flap. Initial wind tunnel experiments were performed to define the structural requirements for a detailed experimental wind tunnel characterization. A structural integration concept and two different actuation mechanisms of a back-flow flap for a helicopter rotor blade are presented. First a piezoelectric actuation system was investigated, but the analytical model to estimate the performance showed that the displacement generated is too low to enable reliable operation. The seond actuation mechanism is based on magnetic forces to generate an impulse that initiates the opening of the flap. A concept based on two permanent magnets is further detailed and characterized, and this mechanism is shown to generate sufficient impulse for reliable operation in the wind tunnel.

LRU Layout Method Using Genetic Algorithm (유전 알고리즘을 이용한 LRU 최적배치 방법)

  • Back, Sun-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.49 no.10
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    • pp.849-858
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    • 2021
  • It is difficult to establish a quantitative standard because there are many factors to consider, such as environmental conditions, airworthiness, and maintainability, in determining the installation location of equipment in an aircraft. In addition, as the number of equipment increases, the design proposal increases exponentially, so the design is proceeding depending on the experience of the designer much in order to review it within a limited time schedule. In this paper, a method of calculating the length and weight of the wiring harness according to the location of the equipment and a method of optimizing the weight of the wiring harness and the CG of the equipment using genetic algorithms are described in order to create a quantitative standard useful by comparing the optimal design and the actual design.

Study on Improvement in Operation and Management of Ultra-light flying device Civil Complaints Management System for Ultralight Aircraft (초경량비행장치의 민원처리시스템 운용 및 관리 효율성 개선을 위한 연구)

  • Seok, Geum-chan;Jang, Moon-su;Ryu, Yeon-seung
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.237-246
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    • 2020
  • The background of the research is the following: As a result of ultra-light flying device industry development, the utilization of drones and their efficiency have been increasing. However, problems regarding flight permission·approval procedure have not been improved, resulting in increased number of civil complaints. Thus, the purpose of this research is to minimize such civil petition according to the required standards of the two government organizations through enhancing the procedure for managing and employing the system. The research methods entail pinpointing the problems by analysing ultra-light flying device related literature review and by holding focus-interviews with field experts, thereby verifying and providing improved solutions. Under (MLIT) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport supervision and in accordance with aviation security law, the research provides various updated functions such as improved civil petition processing system's employment and management system, flight approval, integration of names, process, format regarding aviation photographing approval, tool buttons such as the 'Main' button in the system's homepage. This research has the following expected effects : Firstly in the law and regulations section, the clear distinction in the missions and roles of each organization enhances cooperations in tackling civil petition. Secondly the integration of civil petition process reduces time and improves efficiency. And lastly, the improvement of supplementary tools for the public is expected to minimize civil petitions. Future research needs to be conducted under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defense(MND). Factors such as systematic infrastructure for flight photography approval, related unit's reorganization following the defense reform 2.0, and guaranteed conditions for field security action units need to be ameliorated.

Research Technology Evolution of UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and to Prospect Promising Technology (무인항공기 기술진화 탐색 및 유망기술 발굴 연구)

  • Joo, Seong-Hyeon
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.80-89
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    • 2019
  • Prospecting future social environmental changes and improvement research on future technologies is required for prospecting promising technology, as it would be useful for institution·company to set up technical planning. This study aims at providing a methodology for retaining international technology competitiveness, marketable industry, and sustainable promising technology in a field of new growth engine industry such as national unmanned aerial vehicle industry. We draw a result by analysing with tools such as KrKwic, Excel, NetMiner, presenting methods of a Social Network Analysis, sub-group analysis, and cognitive map analysis based on patent data in a field of unmanned aerial vehicle industry. Therefore, this study explored the technology evolution of UAV and to prospect promising technology. As a result, some future promising technologies are prospected as what worths concentrated investment, such as 'system integration tech', 'assessment/airworthiness certification tech', 'avionics', 'pilot control tech', 'identification of friend or foe', 'flight control tech', 'supportive equipment'.

Environmental test campaign of a 6U CubeSat Test Platform equipped with an ambipolar plasma thruster

  • Stesina, Fabrizio;Corpino, Sabrina;Borras, Eduard Bosch;Amo, Jose Gonzalez Del;Pavarin, Daniele;Bellomo, Nicolas;Trezzolani, Fabio
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.195-215
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    • 2022
  • The increasing interest in CubeSat platforms ant their capability of enlarging the frontier of possible missions impose technology improvements. Miniaturized electrical propulsion (EP) systems enable new mission for multi-unit CubeSats (6U+). While electric propulsion systems have achieved important level of knowledge at equipment level, the investigation of the mutual impact between EP system and CubeSat technology at system level can provide a decisive improvement for both the technologies. The interaction between CubeSat and EP system should be assessed in terms of electromagnetic emissions (both radiated and conducted), thermal gradients, high electrical power management, surface chemical deposition, and quick and reliable data exchanges. This paper shows how a versatile CubeSat Test Platform (CTP), together with standardized procedures and specialized facilities enable the acquisition fundamental and unprecedented information. Measurements can be taken both by specific ground support equipment placed inside the vacuum facility and by dedicated sensors and subsystems installed on the CTP, providing a completely new set of data never obtained before. CTP is constituted of a 6U primary structure hosting the EP system, representative CubeSat avionics and batteries. For the first test campaign, CTP hosts the ambipolar plasma propulsion system, called Regulus and developed by T4I. After the integration and the functional test in laboratory environment, CTP + Regulus performed a Test campaign in relevant environment in the vacuum chamber at CISAS, University of Padua. This paper is focused on the test campaign description and the main results achieved at different power levels for different duration of the firings.

An analysis on the ground impact load and dynamic behavior of the landing gear system using ADAMS (ADAMS를 이용한 항공기 착륙장치 지상 충격하중 및 동적거동 해석)

  • Choi, Sup;Lee, Jong-Hoon;Cho, Ki-Dae;Jung, Chang-Rae
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.114-122
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    • 2002
  • The integration of the landing gear system is a complex relationship between the many conflicting parameters of shock absorption, minimum stow area, complexity, weight and cost. Especially ground impact load and dynamic behaviors greatly influence design load of landing gear components as well as load carrying structural attachment. This study investigates ground impact load and dynamic behaviors of the T-50 landing gear system using ADAMS. Taking into account for various operational/environmental conditions, an analysis of shock absorbing characteristics at ground impact is performed with experience derived from a wide range of proprietary designs. Analytical results are presented for discussing the effects of aircraft horizontal and vertical speed, landing attitudes, shock absorbing efficiency. This analysis leads us to the conclusion that the proposed program is shown to be a better quantitative one that apply to a new development and troubleshooting of the landing gear system.

Hinge rotation of a morphing rib using FBG strain sensors

  • Ciminello, Monica;Ameduri, Salvatore;Concilio, Antonio;Flauto, Domenico;Mennella, Fabio
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.1393-1410
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    • 2015
  • An original sensor system based on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) for the strain monitoring of an adaptive wing element is presented in this paper. One of the main aims of the SARISTU project is in fact to measure the shape of a deformable wing for performance optimization. In detail, an Adaptive Trailing Edge (ATE) is monitored chord- and span-wise in order to estimate the deviation between the actual and the desired shape and, then, to allow attaining a prediction of the real aerodynamic behavior with respect to the expected one. The integration of a sensor system is not trivial: it has to fit inside the available room and to comply with the primary issue of the FBG protection. Moreover, dealing with morphing structures, large deformations are expected and a certain modulation is necessary to keep the measured strain inside the permissible measure range. In what follows, the mathematical model of an original FBG-based structural sensor system is presented, designed to evaluate the chord-wise strain of an Adaptive Trailing Edge device. Numerical and experimental results are compared, using a proof-of-concept setup. Further investigations aimed at improving the sensor capabilities, were finally addressed. The elasticity of the sensor structure was exploited to enlarge both the measurement and the linearity range. An optimisation process was then implemented to find out an optimal thickness distribution of the sensor system in order to alleviate the strain level within the referred component.

A Design of Helicopter Control Law Rapid Prototyping Process Using HETLAS (HETLAS를 활용한 헬리콥터 비행제어 법칙 Rapid Prototyping 프로세스 설계)

  • Yang, Chang Deok;Jung, Ho-Che;Kim, Chang-Joo;Kim, Chong-Sup;Kim, Cheol-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.43 no.8
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    • pp.731-738
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    • 2015
  • The rapid prototyping process and development tool which enable the control law evaluation efficiently are needed to minimize the development cycle, cost and risk of aircraft flight control system. This paper describes a development process that integrates the designed control law into HETLAS to evaluate simulation effectively using nonlinear mathematical models. The desktop engineering simulator was developed using HETLAS for the piloted simulation evaluation of a various control modes and the procedure was developed, which quickly integrates the HETLAS into HQS(Handling Quality Simulator) and HILS(Hardware In the Loop Simulation) environments. This paper presents a rapid prototyping process using HETLAS that significantly shortens the integration process of the control law into the nonlinear math model, HETLAS, and allows the control law designs to be quickly tested in the piloted simulation and HILS environments.

A Study on the Application of PIDO Technique for the Maintenance Policy Optimization Considering the Performance-Based Logistics Support System (성과기반 군수지원체계의 정비정책 최적화를 위한 PIDO 기법 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Ju, Hyun-Jun;Lee, Jae-Chon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.632-637
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    • 2014
  • In this paper the concept of the performance-based logistics (PBL) support for weapon systems is discussed and an enhancement is studied such that prior to the Operational phase, the development of the PBL can begin from the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase together with multiple performance indices considered. The genetic algorithm should be considered for the complex system to solve the maintenance policy optimization. In particular, the requirement of repair level analysis model is developed based on reflecting the PBL concept. To decide the maintenance policy prior to Operational phase in accordance with customer requirements, the PIDO(Process Integration and Design Optimization) technique useful in choosing the performance indices and changing the constraints was used. The genetic algorithm of PIDO tool, like PIAnO and ModelCenter, was verified that it could be applied to optimize the maintenance policy.